Fountain-peni clip



E. A. TISCHLER.

' FOUNTAIN PEN CLIP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 8, l9l9.

1 ,320,946. Patented Nov. 1, 1919.

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WITNESSES /lVl/EN T0]? EDWARD A. TISCHLER, OF FLORAL PARK, NEW YORK, ASSIGN'OR OF ONE-HALF 'I'O JOSEPH A. RUSSELL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FOUNTAIN-PEN CLIP.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 4:, 1919.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD A. TISCHLEZR, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Floral Park, in the county of Nassau and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Fountain-Pen Clip, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact de scription.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fountain pens, and it pertains more particularly to a clip adapted to be secured thereto.

The primary object of the present invention is to construct a pen-retaining clip in such a manner that it performs the double function of retaining the pen Within the pocket of the wearer, and also of maintaining the cap upon the end of the pen.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, inwhich- Figure 1 is a view' partly in section and partly in elevation of a portion of a fountain pen showing the clip in place thereon;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the clip per se.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, the reference character 5 designates a fountain pen, and 6 desi ates the pen cap commonly employed for inclosing and protecting the writing point 7 of said pen.

The clip comprises a strip of resilient metal 8, and one end of said strip is bent backwardly as at 9, upon the body portion thereof, and extends to a point substantially central of the body portion, whereby its endterminates in a small metal ball 10 commonly employed in clips of this character. The other end of the body 8 is bent backwardly as at 1'1, and extends parallel with a portion of the body portion as indicated by the reference character 12, the extremity of this end being bent outwardly as at 13 and lying in a plane angularly disposed with respect to the body portion 8.

The clip is secured to the pen cap by means of rivetsor the like 14, which pass through apertures 15 provided in the chp, and these rivets 14 have their inner ends suitably secured to the washer or the like 16, over which the ends of the rivets may be upset. The fountain pen 5 is provided at a suitable point near its writing end, with a continuous groove 17, and said groove is adapted to receive the angular extremity 13 of the pen end 12 of the body portion 8 of the clip.

The operation of the device is as follows:

To secure the pen in the pocket, the outer top wall of the pocket is inserted under the ball 10 and lies between the bent end of the clip and its body portion 8-.

In order to prevent accidental displacement of the cap 6 with respect to the pen 5, the angularly disposed extremity of the pen end '12- is engaged in the groove 17 of the pen. By th s construction it will be apparent that not only is a means provided by which the pen is retained in the pocket, but at the same time, the cap which carries the pen-retaining means is prevented from accidental displacement with respect to the pen by engagement of the angularly disposed extremity of the clip with the annular groove 17-. r

In addition to the angular projecting portion 13 preventing accidental displacement of the cap 6, the resiliency of the clip prevents the turning of the cap relatively to the pen barrel by reason of the biting engagement of said projection 13 with the bottom of the continuous groove 17.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. In combination with a fountain pen and its point-protecting cap, a retaining clip comprising a body portion of resilient metal having one of its ends bent back- Wardly upon itself to provide a retaining clip, and having its other end bent backwardly upon itself and terminating in an angular projection for engagement with an annular groove in the pen to prevent accidental displacement' of the point-protecting cap.

2. In combination with a fountain pen and its point-protecting cap, a retaining cli com rising a ody portion of resilient meta rigi ly secured to said point-protecting cap and having one of its ends bent backwardly upon itself to provide a retainin clip, the opposite end of said body portion ieing bent backwardly upon itself on the opposite side of said body portion to the first mentionedend, and terminating in pen engaging means for preventing accidental displacement of the said point protecting cap.

EDWARD A. TISGHLER. 

